Ward M. Sawyer
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Ward M. Sawyer was inducted into the Army on November 11, 1943, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Duluth, Minnesota.
He served as a Private First Class and electrician with Company C of the143rd Engineer Combat Battalion in Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
He received the following: Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, and three overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged March 25, 1946, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 283.
